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procrastinate
pro·cras·ti·nate [ prō krásti nàyt, prə krásti nàyt ] (past and past participle pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, present participle pro·cras·ti·nat·ing, 3rd person present singular pro·cras·ti·nates)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
postpone doing something: to postpone doing something, especially as a regular practice
[Late 16th century. < Latin procrastinat-, past participle of procrastinare "put off until tomorrow" < cras "tomorrow"]

pro·cras·ti·na·tion [ prō kràsti náysh'n, prə kràsti náysh'n ] noun
pro·cras·ti·na·tor noun

Word Usage

See prevaricate.
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